考研《英语一》湖南省湘西土家族苗族自治州2023年考前冲刺预测试卷含解析

考研《英语一》湖南省湘西土家族苗族自治州2023年考前冲刺预测试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Recently,IquestionedtheworkIwasdoing.Ifoundmyselfwonderingwhetherallmytimeandeffortwas1.WillmynewbusinessprovidetheincomeIneed?Ismyservicegoodenoughforotherstowantto2myproducts?Theseareonlyafewofthe3thatranthroughmymind.Witheveryquestion,myself-confidencewere4!Asmydoubtsswirled（纷乱）inmymind,Icouldfeelmyattitudechanging.Idoubtedwhetheritisreallyworththe5ornot.Realizingthatthese6thoughtswereaffectingmyattitude,Iwenttothewebsitetoreadquoteson7.IfoundIdidnothaveacategoryof“self-confidence”.Ithensearchedthewow4uwebsiteandfound8quotesonself-confidence.SoI9establishingacategoryonself-confidence.AsIworkedonthewebpage,myself-confidencewasbeing10.Icouldfeelmyoutlookchanging,andgavemyselfa(n)11adjustment.ManytimesinmylifeIhavefoundthequoteshave12changedmyoutlook.ThequotesIwasreadingreassured(使消除疑虑)me,andprovidedmewiththe13torealizethatwhatIwasdoinginfactwhatI14todo.Likeeverythingelseinlife,ittakestime;15doesnothappenovernight.Thenmyattitudehasbecome16AsIwasreadingaquotefromRosalynCarter,“Ifyou17whetheryoucanaccomplishsomething,thenyoucan’taccomplishit.Youhavetohaveconfidenceinyour18,andthenbe19enoughtofollowthrough,”IrealizedIdohaveconfidenceinmyability,butwhatIwas20wasthepersistenceanddeterminationtofollowitthrough!1、A．limitedB．endlessC．smallD．worthwhile2、A．doB．purchaseC．refuseD．quit3、A．jobsB．chancesC．suggestionsD．questions4、A．decreasingB．formingC．improvingD．continuing5、A．trustB．effectC．effortD．praise6、A．negativeB．properC．normalD．final7、A．dreamB．careerC．self-controlD．self-confidence8、A．honestB．wonderfulC．strictD．comfortable9、A．endedupB．gaveupC．madeupD．putup10、A．testedB．ignoredC．restoredD．forgotten11、A．lifeB．workC．studyD．attitude12、A．hardlyB．actuallyC．slightlyD．normally13、A．wealthB．promiseC．conditionD．motivation14、A．lovedB．dislikedC．advisedD．remembered15、A．honorB．tragedyC．successD．friendship16、A．angryB．positiveC．patientD．nervous17、A．knowB．wonderC．doubtD．check18、A．abilityB．knowledgeC．experienceD．background19、A．cleverB．skilledC．toughD．curious20、A．consideringB．lackingC．expectingD．gainingSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1MovingsmoothlyandsilentlythroughAlibabaGroupHoldingLtd’sfuturistic“FlyZoo”hotel，blackdisc-shapedrobotsaboutametreinheightdeliverfoodanddropofffreshtowels．Therobotsarepartofasetofhigh-techtoolsthatAlibabasaysstronglycutsthehotel’scostofhumanlabourandeliminatestheneedforgueststointeractwithotherpeople．Formallyopenedtothepubliclastmonth，the290-roomFlyZooisanincubatorfortechnologyAlibabawantstoselltothehotelindustryinthefutureandanopportunitytoshowcaseitsprowessinartificialintelligence．ItisalsoanexperimentthattestsconsumercomfortlevelswithunmannedcommerceinChina．Insidethehotel，softly-litwhitepanelledwallsbringtomindtheinteriorsofHollywoodspaceships．Guestscheckinatpodiumsthatscantheirfaces，aswellaspassportsorotherID．VisitorswithaChinesenationalIDcanscantheirfacesusingtheirsmartphonestocheckinaheadoftime．Elevatorsscanguests’facesagaintoverifywhichfloortheycanaccessandhotelroomdoorsareopenedwithanotherfacescan．“It’sveryquickandsafe．Ihaven’tuseditmuchyet，butbasically，Icanbeinmyroominoneminute，”saidguestTracyLi．Liaddedthatsafetywasoneofherprioritiesandshewaspleasedherroomcouldonlybeenteredwithascanofherface．Intherooms，Alibaba’svoicecommandtechnologyisusedtochangethetemperature，closethecurtains，adjustthelightingandorderroomservice．Atthehotel’srestaurant，tallercapsule-shapedrobotsdeliverfoodthatguestshaveorderedviatheFlyZooappwhileataseparatebar，alargeroboticarmcanmixmorethan20differenttypesofcocktails．Facialrecognitioncamerasaddchargestotheroomrateautomatically．Thehoteldoesemployhumans，thoughAlibabadeclinedtodetailhowmany．Thisincludeschefsandcleanersaswellasreceptionstaff，whowillassistwithconventionalcheck-inproceduresforguestsunwillingtohavetheirfacesscannedandwanttouseelectronickeycards．1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“eliminates”inParagraph2probablymean?A．Removes． B．Meets．C．Limits． D．Increases．2、WhydoesAlibababuildtheFlyZoo?A．Tocutthecostofconsumers．B．Tocompetewithotherhotels．C．Toexperimentitsartificialintelligence．D．Tomakesureofthesafetyofguests．3、WhatdistinctivefeaturedoestheFlyZoohave?A．Itdoesn’tneedwaitersandcooksintherestaurant．B．Itsrobotscanmixcocktailsandtakefoodtotheguests．C．Guestscanentertheroomquicklywithoutscanning．D．Voicecommandtechnologymeetsallneedsofguests．4、Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．Conventionalthingsmustbeabolished．B．Artificialintelligencehasmanyadvantages．C．Personalinformationofguestsisconfidential．D．Humanscannotbereplacedcompletely．Text2RobertToddDuncanwasbornin1903inthesoutherncityofDanville,Kentucky.Hismotherwashisfirstmusicteacher.Asayoungman,hecontinuedhismusicstudyinIndianapolis,Indiana.In1930,hecompletedmusicaleducationatColumbiaUniversityinNewYorkCity.ThenhemovedtoWashington.Forfifteenyears,hetaughtmusicatHowardUniversityinWashington.Atthattime,notmanyblackmusicianswereknownforwritingorperformingclassicalmusic.TeachingatHowardgaveDuncanthechancetosharehisknowledgeofclassicalEuropeanmusicwithamainlyblackstudentpopulation.Hetaughtspecialwaystopresentthemusic.ThesespecialwaysbecameknownastheDuncanTechnique.Besidesteaching,Duncansanginseveraloperaswithperformerswhowereallblack.Butitseemedthathealwayswouldbeknownmainlyasaconcertartist.However,hislifetookadifferentturninthemiddleof1930s.Atthattime,thefamousAmericanmusicwriterGeorgeGershwinwaslookingforsomeonetoplayaleadingpartinhisnewworkPorgyandBess.Amusiccritic(评论家)ofTheNewYorkTimesnewspapersuggestedToddDuncan.Duncanhadalmostdecidednottotryforthepartasheknewitwouldnotbeeasytogetit.Buthechangedhismind.HesangapiecefromanItalianoperatoGershwin.HehadsungonlyforafewminuteswhenGershwinofferedhimthepart.HebecamefamousbecauseofthepartinPorgyandBess.ToddDuncangainedfameasanoperasingerandconcertartist.Buthisgreatestloveinmusicwasteaching.WhenhestoppedteachingatHoward,hecontinuedgivingsinginglessonsinhisWashingtonhomeuntiltheweekbeforehisdeath.1、Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A．WhatRobertToddDuncanlovedmost.B．HowRobertToddDuncanbecamefamous.C．RobertToddDuncanandhismusicalproductions.D．AbriefintroductiontoRobertToddDuncan.2、WhathappenedtoDuncaninthemiddleof1930s?A．HegaveupteachingatHowardUniversity.B．HewasintroducedbyTheNewYorkTimesindetail.C．HewasaskedtobeinchargeoftheoperaPorgyandBess.D．Hewasgivenabigopportunitytobecomeanoperasinger.3、WecaninferthatRobertToddDuncanhadalmostdecidednottotryforthepartmainlybecause.A．hewastoobusytodoitB．hewasnotinterestedinitC．hewasnotconfidentenoughD．hedidn’twanttobecomefamous4、Accordingtothepassage,whatdidRobertToddDuncanlovemost?A．Singinginconcerts.B．Writingmusic.C．Singingopera.D．Teachingmusic.Text3Yourhousemayhaveaneffectonyourfigure.Expertssaythewayyoudesignyourhomecouldplayaroleinwhetheryoupackonthepoundsorkeepthemoff.Youcanmakeyourenvironmentworkforyouinsteadofagainstyou.Herearesomewaystoturnyourhomeintopartofyourdietplan.Openthecurtainsandturnupthelights.Darkenvironmentsaremorelikelytoencourageovereating,forpeopleareoftenlessself­conscious(难为情)whenthey’reinpoorlylitplaces—andsomorelikelytoeatlotsoffood.Ifyourhomedoesn’thaveenoughwindowlight,getmorelampsandfloodtheplacewithbrightness.Mindthecolors.Researchsuggestswarmcolorsfuelourappetites.Inonestudy,peoplewhoatemealsinablueroomconsumed33percentlessthanthoseinayelloworredroom.Warmcolorslikeyellowmakefoodappearmoreappetizing,whilecoldcolorsmakeusfeellesshungry.Sowhenit’stimetorepaint,goblue.Don’tforgettheclock—ortheradio.Peoplewhoeatslowlytendtoconsumeabout70fewercalories(卡路里)permealthanthosewhorushthroughtheirmeals.Beginkeepingtrackofthetime,andtrytomakedinnerlastatleast30minutes.Andwhileyou’reatit,actuallysitdowntoeat.Ifyouneedsomehelpslowingdown,turnonrelaxingmusic.Itmakesyoulesslikelytorushthroughameal.Downsizethedishes.Bigservingbowlsandplatescaneasilymakeusfat.Weeatabout22percentmorewhenusinga12­inchplateinsteadofa10­inchplate.Whenwechoosealargespoonoverasmallerone,totalintake(摄入)jumpsby14percent.Andwe’llpourabout30percentmoreliquidintoashort,wideglassthanatall,skinnyglass.1、Thetextisespeciallyhelpfulforthosewhocareabout____________.A．theirhomecomforts B．theirbodyshapeC．housebuying D．healthydiets2、Ahomeenvironmentinbluecanhelppeople______________.A．digestfoodbetter B．reducefoodintakeC．burnmorecalories D．regaintheirappetites3、Whatarepeopleadvisedtodoatmealtimes?A．Eatquickly. B．Playfastmusic.C．Usesmallerspoons. D．Turndownthelights.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．IsYourHouseMakingYouFat? B．WaysofServingDinnerC．EffectsofSelf­Consciousness D．IsYourHomeEnvironmentRelaxing?Text4Afewyearsago，myyoungersisterandIwerethefirsttoboardourflightforNorfolk，Virginia.Justaswewereabouttoboardtheplane，amechaniccameoutoftheaircraftandblockedthedoorwithhisarms.Heturnedtotheflightattendantandhurriedlystated，“Wegotproblems！”Ithoughttomyself，“WhydidIhavetobetheonetohearthat？Whycouldn'tIhavebeenatthebackoftheline？Ididn'tneedtoknowthat！”Verysoonwewerebackintheterminal，waiting，andthenfinallybackontheplane.Iwaitedforthepilottogiveanexplanation.Pilotstakecoursestoeasepassengers'mind，right？Theyknowwhattosaytocalmnerves.Unfortunately，Ididn'tthinkthispilottookthatcourse.Soonhisvoicethunderedthroughouttheplane，"Sorryforthedelay，ladiesandgentlemen.Wehadnopowerontheplane.Wehaveageneratoronthegroundrightnow，andwe'regoingtojumpstarttheengines.Oncewegetthemgoing，we'llgetupintheairandheadtoNorfolk，andseewhathappens.”Seewhathappens？Weweregoingtogetupintheair，andseewhathappens？Couldn'twehaveanotherplan，onethat'sbeenworkedoutjustalittlebetter？Atthispoint，allIcoulddowastolaughnervously.Onewomanstartedyelling，“Ohno！We'regoingtocrash！”Thereweresighsofdesperationandanxietyspreadingthroughoutthecabin.Finally，wegotupintheairthirtyminuteslater，andwhathappened？Nothing--otherthanthrust（推力）andlift.WearrivedinNorfolk，andnosoonerhadthewheelstouchedthegroundthanaroundofapplauseburstout，aseveryonethroughouttheairplanebreathedasighofreliefatthesametime.Although，Ididsincerelyliketohaveaplanbetterthan“seewhathappens"workedoutwhenflying--itreallyisn'tsuchabadlifestrategy.Successwillneverbeguaranteed.Thebestthingyoucandoisjustgetupintheair，andseewhathappens.Sometimesadjustmentswouldbemadeintheair，orshallwesay，inthemiddleoftheprocess.1、Thepurposeofthetextisto_____________.A．introduceafrighteningflightexperienceB．provethattakingaplaneisdangerousC．showawayofmakingplansD．tellreadersalifestrategy2、Whateventwasbeyondtheauthor'sexpectation?A．Themechanicexplainedtheproblemstothepassengers.B．Thepilotsaidnothingtocalmthepassengers.C．ThepassengersarrivedinNorfolksafely.D．Theflightwasdelayedforhalfanhour.3、Havingknowntheproblems,manypassengers_____________.A．feltdesperateandanxiousB．stoodupandstartedyellingC．waitedcalmlyfortheproblemstobesolvedD．complainedaboutthemechanic'scarelessness4、Fromthetextwecanlearnthat_____________.A．somepassengerweresleepingallthewayontheplaneB．thepassengersarrivedintheirdestinationsafelyasplannedC．theauthorandhisyoungersisterwerethelasttoboardtheplaneD．thepassengersclappedtheirhandsoncetheplanelandedsafely5、Whichopinionwouldtheauthormostprobablyhold?A．Toensuresuccess,don'tgetstartedbeforeyou'vegoteverythingready.B．Toavoidrepeatingfailure,giveyourselfallthereasonswhyyoucan't.C．Tosetupabusiness,don'twaituntilyouhaveeverythingyouneed.D．Toachievesuccess,trytopreparefortheworst.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)TheSecretGardenisachildren’snovelbyFrancesHodgsonBurnett,firstpublishedasabookin1．2．(set)inEngland,itisoneofBurnett’smostpopularnovelsandisconsideredaclassicofEnglishchildren’sliteratureSeveralstageandfilm3．(adapt)havebeenmadeAttheturnofthe20thcentury,MaryLennoxissicklyandunloved10-tear-oldgirl,borninIndiato4．(wealth)BritishparentswhoneverwantherSheiscared5．byservants,whoallowher6．(become)aspoiled,aggressiveandselfishchild7．throughthediscoveryofheraunt’ssecretgarden,herbrother,andacousin,MarybecomesachildwewouldallliketohaveaspartofourhouseholdTheSecretGardenhasbecome8．importantpartofchildren’sliterature,in2003,itrankednumber51in“TheBigRead,”9．wasasurveyoftheBritishpublicbytheBBCtoidentifythe“Nation’sBest-loved”amongallkindsBasedona2007onlinesurvey,it10．(name)oneof“Teachers’Top100BooksforChildren”bytheUSNationalEducationAssociationIn2012itrankednumber15amongall-timechildren’s11．(novel)inasurveypublishedbySchoolLibraryJournal“Livingwithin300metresofgreenspace1．(associate)withgreaterhappiness,senseofworthandlifesatisfaction,”saysanewstudy2．(use)datafromUKgovernment’sAnnualPopulationSurvey(APS)of25518people,theresearchersshowthatpeople3．livewithin300metresofgreenspacehavesignificantlybettermentalwell-being“Alotofresearchfocuses4．poormentalhealth,orsingleaspectofwell-beinglikelifesatisfactionWhatmakesourworkdifferentisthewayweconsidermulti-dimensionalmentalwell-beingintermsofhappiness,lifesatisfactionandworth,”saidVictoriaHouldenfromtheUniversityofWarwickThestudy,5．(publish)inthejournalAppliedGeography,foundthatthereisaverystrongrelationshipbetweentheamountofgreenspacearoundaperson’shome6．theirfeelingsoflifesatisfaction,happiness,andself-worthGreenspacewithin300metresofhomemadethegreatest7．(differ)tomentalwell-beingThestudyfoundthataccesstogreenspacewas8．(important)thanlifestylefactorssuchasemployment,incomeandgeneralhealth“By9．(combine)advancedstatisticalandmappingmethods,we’veshownthattheeffectisreal10．(basical)we’veprovenwhateveryonehasalwaysassumedwastrue,”saidScottWeich,ProfessorattheUniversityofSheffieldSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Tolerancemeanstoleratingorpullingupwithdifferences.1、Thisconceptmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeople,butitiswhensomethingisdisagreeablethattoleranceisexpected,andinmorepoliticallycorrectcultures,demanded.Therearemanydifferentwaystoshowtolerance.Apersonmightfullydisagreewithotheronanyissue,whileatthesamerespectingthosewithdifferentopinionsandtreatthemwithdignity2、.Oneproblemisthefactthisrespectissometimesone-sided.3、,butsomesupportersfeelreasonableinlabelingthosewhodisagreewithhatefulterms,andviceversa.Peopleonbothsidesofanissuemustbetolerantofeachother.4、,Itdoesnotmeanthatapersonhastoacceptactionsorideasthatareagainsthisorhervaluesorbeliefs.itmeansthateachpersonagreestorespecttheother'srighttohisorherfeelingsonthematter.Whenbothpartieshaveexpressedtheiropinions,anditisobviousthatneitherislikelytochangeposition,agreeingtodisagreeisoftentheidealoutcome.Somedegreeoftoleranceisnecessaryinanycivilizedsociety.5、.Itgoesagainsthumannature.Puttingupwithdifferencesisavirtuethatrequireshonesteffortonthepartofeveryperson.Ittakestimetodevelop.A．Therefore,bothpartiesshouldchangetheiropinionsifnecessary.B．Itiswidelyacceptedthattoleranceisacriticalsteptowardsapeacefulworld.C．Itreferstoshowingrespectfortherace,religionandopinionsofotherpeople.D．Disagreementalonedoesnotequalintolerance.E.However,itisnotrealistictobelievethatallpeoplecanachieveitcompletelyoneveryissue.F.Thosewhodisagreewithaparticularissuemustrespecttheopinionsofthosewhosupportit.G.Whenitcomestocontroversialissues，tolerancemayalsorepresentalet'sagreetodisagreeattitude.StepsforaSuccessfulCollegeApplicationWhenitcomestogettingintothecollegeofyourchoice,yourcollegeapplicationisthemostimportanttoolyouhaveinyourhands.1、,whileabadonecanlandyouatthebottom.Keepthefollowingtipsinmi